''Holcocera'' is a gelechoid

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Taxonomy

The genera ''

Hypatopa ''Hypatopa'' is a genus of moths in the family Blastobasidae The Blastobasidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Its species can be found almost anywhere in the world, though in some places they are not native but introduce ...

'' and '' Calosima'' are sometimes treated as synonyms of ''Holcocera''.

Species

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Holcocera aclydis ''Holcocera aclydis'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Ame ...

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Holcocera adjutrix ''Holcocera adjutrix'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South ...

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Holcocera amicae ''Holcocera amicae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Amer ...

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Holcocera amicitiae ''Holcocera amicitiae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central A ...

'' *'' Holcocera anomalella'' *''

Holcocera arcae ''Holcocera arcae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Ameri ...

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Holcocera audaciae ''Holcocera audaciae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Am ...

'' *'' Holcocera aurorae'' *''

Holcocera basiplagata ''Holcocera basiplagata'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1912. It is found in Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a countr ...

'' Walsingham, 1912 *''

Holcocera bucinae ''Holcocera bucinae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Ame ...

'' *'' Holcocera calthae'' *''

Holcocera cathedrae ''Holcocera cathedrae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central A ...

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Holcocera cerradicola ''Holcocera cerradicola'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the Brazilian cerrado The ''Cerrado'' (, ) is a vast ecoregion of tropical savanna in eastern Brazil, particularly in the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, ...

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Holcocera chalcofrontella ''Holcocera chalcofrontella'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in North America, including Pennsylvania, Texas, Missouri, Maryland, West Virginia, Arizona, British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, New Bru ...

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Holcocera chloropeda ''Holcocera chloropeda'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Pará Pará is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon ...

'' Meyrick, 1922 *''

Holcocera coccivorella ''Holcocera coccivorella'', the scale-feeding scavenger moth, is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in North America, including Florida and Maine. Larvae have been reared on coccid Scale insects are small insects of the order H ...

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Holcocera concolor ''Holcocera concolor'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found from Massachusetts north to Nova Scotia and west to British Columbia. The length of the forewings is . The forewings are yellow orange. Larvae have been reared from sever ...

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Holcocera crassicornella ''Holcocera crassicornella'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in southern Florida. The length of the forewings is 5.5–7.8 mm. The ground color of the forewings is greyish brown intermixed with pale-brown scales and a fe ...

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Holcocera cryptae ''Holcocera cryptae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Ame ...

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Holcocera cylindrota ''Holcocera cylindrota'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions ...

'' Meyrick, 1918 *''

Holcocera digesta ''Holcocera digesta'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Pará Pará is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon R ...

'' Meyrick, 1922 *''

Holcocera dominae ''Holcocera dominae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Ame ...

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Holcocera epitomae ''Holcocera epitomae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Am ...

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Holcocera eusaris ''Holcocera eusaris'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Peru. References

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'' Meyrick, 1922 *'' Holcocera extensa'' *''

Holcocera famae ''Holcocera famae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Ameri ...

'' *'' Holcocera fergusoni'' Adamski, 2004 *''

Holcocera fugae ''Holcocera fugae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Ameri ...

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Holcocera gargantuella ''Holcocera gargantuella'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Arizona. Larvae have been reared from galls found on ''Quercus alba'', as well as Cynipidae Gall wasps, also incorrectly called gall ...

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Holcocera gigantella ''Holcocera gigantella'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Colorado, Arizona and California. The wingspan is about 22 mm. The larvae feed on the seeds and pods of ''Yucca ''Yucca'' is a ...

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Holcocera gozmanyi ''Holcocera gozmanyi'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Adamski and Landry in 2007. It is found on the Galapagos Islands. References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
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'' Adamski & Landry, 2007 *'' Holcocera grenadensis'' *''

Holcocera guilandinae ''Holcocera guilandinae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States in southern Florida and on Bermuda ) , anthem = "God Save the King" , song_type = National song , song = " Hail to Bermuda" , image_map ...

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Holcocera hemiteles ''Holcocera hemiteles'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1912. It is found in Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country ...

'' Walsingham, 1912 *'' Holcocera homochromatica'' Walsingham, 1912 *''

Holcocera ianuae ''Holcocera ianuae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Amer ...

'' *'' Holcocera iceryaeella'' *'' Holcocera immaculella'' *''

Holcocera increta ''Holcocera increta'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1930. It is found in northern Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" ...

'' Meyrick, 1930 *''

Holcocera irroratella ''Holcocera irroratella'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in South Africa and Gambia The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest ...

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Holcocera iubae ''Holcocera iubae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Ameri ...

'' *'' Holcocera laudis'' *'' Holcocera lignyodes'' *''

Holcocera limicola ''Holcocera limicola'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ...

'' Meyrick, 1922 *''

Holcocera luxuriae ''Holcocera luxuriae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Am ...

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Holcocera lyrae ''Holcocera lyrae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Ameri ...

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Holcocera macrotoma ''Holcocera macrotoma'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in southern India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-lar ...

'' Meyrick, 1916 *'' Holcocera mortis'' *''

Holcocera musicae ''Holcocera musicae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Ame ...

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Holcocera nephalia ''Holcocera nephalia'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1912. It is found in Guatemala. References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog nephalia In the Hellenic religion, nephali ...

'' Walsingham, 1912 *''

Holcocera notae ''Holcocera notae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Ameri ...

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Holcocera nuptae ''Holcocera nuptae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Amer ...

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Holcocera panurgella ''Holcocera panurgella'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populou ...

'' *'' Holcocera paradoxa'' *''

Holcocera percnoscia ''Holcocera percnoscia'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country ...

'' Meyrick, 1932 *''

Holcocera piratae ''Holcocera piratae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Ame ...

'' *'' Holcocera plagatola'' *''

Holcocera poetae ''Holcocera poetae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Amer ...

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Holcocera portae ''Holcocera portae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Amer ...

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Holcocera puellae ''Holcocera puellae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Ame ...

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Holcocera pugionaria ''Holcocera pugionaria'' is a species of moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mai ...

'' Meyrick, 1918 *'' Holcocera sakura'' Ohshima, 2003 *''

Holcocera sollertiae ''Holcocera sollertiae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central ...

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Holcocera subolivacea ''Holcocera subolivacea'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1897. It is found in the West Indies The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Carib ...

'' (Walsingham, 1897) *'' Holcocera sympasta'' Meyrick, 1918 *''

Holcocera titanica ''Holcocera titanica'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1912. It is found in Mexico. References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog titanica ''Titanica'' is a 1992 IMAX documentary ...

'' Walsingham, 1912 *''

Holcocera villella ''Holcocera villella'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Maryland, Oregon, Maine and California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast ...

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Holcocera zonae ''Holcocera zonae'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae which is endemic to Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central Ameri ...

Former species

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Holcocera anthracographa ''Pseudohypatopa anthracographa'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937. It is found in Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra ...

'' Meyrick, 1937 *''

Holcocera aphanes ''Blastobasis aphanes'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1877. It is found in Colombia. References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Blastobasis Moths described i ...

'' (Zeller, 1877) *''

Holcocera controversella ''Blastobasis controversella'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller, Zeller in 1877. It is found in Colombia. References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
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'' (Zeller, 1877) *''

Holcocera orthophrontis ''Calosima orthophrontis'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom ...

'' Meyrick, 1932 *'' Holcocera proagorella'' (Zeller, 1877) *''

Holcocera suppletella ''Blastobasis suppletella'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It was described by Zeller in 1877. It is found in Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in N ...

'' (Zeller, 1877)

References

* , 2000: ''A new North American ''Calosima'' (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae: Blastobasinae). ''Tropical Lepidoptera Research'' 11 (1-2): 46-48. * , 2002: ''Blastobasinae'' (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae) of Thailand, Part 1. Four new species of ''Calosima'' Dietz, 1910. ''Insecta Koreana'' 19 (3-4): 233-239. * , 2009, A new ''Holcocera'' Clemens from Guatemala and redescription of ''H. iceryaeella'' (Riley) from the United States (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae: Blastobasinae: Holcocerini): Two congeners with incidental preference for avocado, ''Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash.'' 111 (1): 254-262. * , 1996: An annotated list of North American Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae). ''Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington'' 98 (4): 708-740. * , 2003: A new ''Holcocera'' Clemens (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae: Holcocerini) associated with Pinaceae in North America. ''Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington'' 105 (1): 144-148. * , 2010: A review of African Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae), with new taxa reared from native fruits in Kenya. ''Smithsonian contributions to Zoology'' 630: 1-68. Full article

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